Headquarters Squadron (HQ)
U.S. Army Air Force (USAAF), 5th Air Force (5th AF), 58th Fighter Group (58th FG)
Background
The The Headquarters Squadron (HQ) 58th Fighter Group (58th FG) in the U.S. Air Force (USAAF) operated in the South West Pacific Area (SWPA) during World War II.
Wartime History
On November 19, 1943 arrives Sydney.
On November 21, 1943 moves to Brisbane.
On December 28, 1943 moves to Dobodura No. 7 in New Guinea.
On April 3, 1944 moves to Saidor Airfield.
On August 30, 1944 moves to Noemfoor Island.
On November 18, 1944 moves to San Pablo Airfield on Leyte in the Philippines.
On December 30, 1944 moves to San Jose Airfield on Mindoro.
On April 5, 1945 moves to Mangaldan Airfield on Luzon.
On April 18, 1945 moves to Poroc Airfield.
On July 10, 1945 moves to Okinawa until the end of the Pacific War.
References
No Glamour... No Glory! The Story of the 58th Fighter Group of World War II (1989) by Anthony J. Kupferer
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